Florida State University’s Ukraine Task Force and the Center for Global Engagement held a celebration for Vyshyvanka Day Wednesday, May 15, in The Globe Auditorium that featured Ukrainian appetizers, special presentations and an opportunity for the FSU community to engage with the Ukrainian diaspora in Tallahassee.
Vyshyvanka Day is an international holiday that aims to preserve the Ukrainian folk traditions of creating and wearing ethnic embroidered clothes called vyshyvankas. It is celebrated the third Thursday of May. Vyshyvankas, along with pysankas (traditional Ukrainian Easter eggs), are one of the best known symbols of Ukrainian culture.
Established in 2022, FSU’s Ukraine Task Force was created to forge partnerships between FSU and Ukrainian scholars and educate the FSU community about Ukraine. The charge was to explore mechanisms and actions whereby the university can provide meaningful help locally, nationally and internationally to affected students, scientists and academics. FSU’s Ukraine Task Force is under the purview of Learning Systems Institute (LSI) at FSU and is led by director Vilma Fuentes.
